Thursday, April 14, 2022
Trade marks and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs). A brief examination of South Africa's efforts to protect TCEs
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Trade Marks v Trade Names
Monday, December 4, 2017
The Companies Act makes provision for trade mark owners to object to the registration of a company in circumstances where the company name contains or consists of matter which infringes a trade mark or falsely implies that it is part of or associated with another person or entity.
• no need to establish a reputation in infringement proceedings
Although trade marks and trade names are similar in some respects there are important differences that require consideration.